Musk's AI Chatbot Grok Reportedly Encouraged Trump to Capture Venezuela's President
Trump’s advisers worry the chatbot is shaping his views on Venezuela and AI policy as he weighs public anxiety and market risks.
- President Donald Trump is increasingly relying on Elon Musk's Grok to shape presidential decisions, according to Time, following a clandestine December 2025 Oval Office meeting where he spent hours questioning the chatbot.
- During that meeting, Trump asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. The chatbot responded that Maduro was "a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator" and many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall.
- The following month, Trump ordered a mission to seize Maduro, and celebrations broke out in the streets. After the predictions proved accurate, Trump apparently "came away thinking Grok was ingenious," a source told Time.
- That episode fed internal anxieties about AI hype propping up markets and China gaining a decisive edge in infrastructure. One aide told Time that Trump "just really just didn't seem to care," because his mind was already made up.
- Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that Musk and Anduril's Palmer Luckey have been tapped to co-lead a study on battlefield technology, building on the military's use of Gov Grok to strike targets during the Iran War.
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Washington, Oct 1 (EFE).- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, consulted in December 2025 the Grok artificial intelligence chatbot, developed by Elon Musk's company, about how Venezuelans would react to a possible capture of then President Nicolás Maduro, as revealed this Thursday by Time magazine. The consultation took place during [...] The Trump entry consulted Grok about Venezuelan reaction before capturing Maduro, according to …
Donald Trump Quizzed Grok for Hours on Venezuela Before Nicolas Maduro Capture: Report
Donald Trump reportedly spent hours questioning Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok about how Venezuelans would react if the US captured Nicolas Maduro, according to a Time magazine report on his growing fixation with AI. Donald Trump Quizzed Grok for Hours on Venezuela Before Nicolas Maduro Capture: Report.
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President Donald Trump is leaning heavily upon Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok to help shape decisions about his presidency and legacy — and close advisers are alarmed are alarmed by how much weight he's giving it, according to a new Time magazine interview and reporting.The fixation traces back to a clandestine December 2025 Oval Office meeting, when Musk returned to Trump's orbit and the two men spent hours with Trump peppering Grok with questions…
Donald Trump's interview with TIME magazine, in which he spoke about Grok's role in the US attack on Venezuela, is shocking. Apparently, Elon Musk's chatbot was what prompted the President of the United States to proceed with the attack and arrest of Nicolás Maduro. According to an official who […]
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